Oil: Seas and Oceans
Commons · Question 56872 · Tabled 3 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Tonia Antoniazzi
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he plans to take to help tackle chronic oil pollution in UK seas.
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 11 Jun 2025
The UK has a comprehensive environmental regulatory regime for the offshore oil and gas sector which is administered by the Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning (OPRED). The regime ensures that provisions are in place to minimi...